Imbue

Imbue is a San Francisco AI research lab, formerly known as Generally Intelligent and founded in 2018, that builds tools to make AI coding reliable, collaborative, and accessible. Led by chief executive Kanjun Qiu, it has raised roughly two hundred thirty two million dollars from investors including NVIDIA, Eric Schmidt, Cruise founder Kyle Vogt, and Notion co founder Simon Last, and it operates a ten thousand graphics processor research cluster. Its research mission is to improve the ability to verify the correctness of code generated by large language models, so people can trust the software they build.

Imbue's first product is Sculptor, a desktop application for Mac and Linux that provides the missing interface for running parallel coding agents. Each agent runs in its own isolated container, so multiple agents can execute code, install dependencies, and run tests safely in parallel without contaminating a developer's machine or colliding with each other. Sculptor runs coding agents like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, letting developers choose the right model for the job and bring their own key. It is designed to let a developer kick off a refactor with one agent while another builds a feature and a third checks a hunch.

Its most distinctive features center on control and verification. Pairing Mode syncs any agent's work from its container into the local editor with one click, so changes can be tested and reviewed instantly, and merges flag conflicts for the agent to resolve. Instruction audits let a developer write rules in plain English, like never use a particular function, and Sculptor reviews the agent's work to catch violations, while its Suggestions feature flags issues such as tests that falsely report passing. Every session is saved with its plans, chats, tool calls, and code changes intact, so context carries across sessions.

Sculptor runs fully locally, with granular control over what data returns to Imbue and no training on a user's code by default. It is open source and available in beta, free while in beta with a bring your own model key arrangement, though long term pricing is not yet published. As a focused developer tool rather than a general business agent platform, it does not offer enterprise security certifications, broad enterprise integrations, channel coverage, or an agent marketplace. Its strength is orchestrating and, above all, verifying coding agents, which is precisely the problem Imbue set out to solve.